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Economics of Share-Cropping in Haryana (India) Agriculture

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  • F. S. BAGI

    (Rural Development at Tennessee State University)

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This study shows that most share-croppers are small farmers. There is some evidence that technical efficiency is lower on share-cropping farms. There is significant allocative inefficiency on both share-cropping and owner-operated farms, but neither group has definite advantage in allocating every input. Above all, there does not seem to be any inherent inefficiencies in the ''voluntary sharecropping system". Share-croppers make intensive use of labour, and in the absence of gainful off-farm employment opportunities, share-cropping provides them necessary supplementary income.

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  • F. S. Bagi, 1981. "Economics of Share-Cropping in Haryana (India) Agriculture," The Pakistan Development Review, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, vol. 20(1), pages 95-119.
    • Handle: RePEc:pid:journl:v:20:y:1981:i:1:p:95-119
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